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Everything Old is New Again – the DOL’s “New” Standards for Determining Independent Contractor Status Under the FLSA

February 23, 2024 | Client Alert

In its now seemingly endless ping-ponging over the proper considerations for independent contractor status - depending upon which political party is in the White House  - the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) last month announced its new final rule.  This rule revises the test for determining whether workers are properly considered to be employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).

Supreme Court to Weigh in on Vaccine Mandates at the Eleventh Hour

January 6, 2022 | Client Alert

On December 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order granting expedited review of legal challenges to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule (“CMS Vaccine Mandate”).